While it may be alleged that the Allied operation is irregular and a breach of neutral rules, it is pointed out that rules of neutrality have always reposed on common aspects of their validity, and that if one side persistently disregards them it can hardly be claimed that they shall be applied with rigour to the other side.
Tt is pointed out that Germany has broken all rules of international law that can be broken, except the one adopted by the Allies today, and that has not been broken because she was not able to do so. There is no intention on the part of the Allies, it is added, to extend the area of the war, but it may be said that they would react sharply to any action Germany might take against Scandinavia—Reuter.
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